Isthmosporella pulchra
Isthmosporella pulchra Shearer & J.L. Crane, Mycologia 91(1): 142 (1999).
Index Fungorum number: IF 450566; Facesoffungi number: FoFxxx, Fig. 1
Description: see Shearer and Crane (1999).
Material examined: see Shearer and Crane (1999).
Fig. 1. Isthmosporella pulchra (ILLS 53086, holotype, re-drawn from Figs. 4, 6, 7 in Shearer and Crane 1999). a Asci (×360). b Ascospores showing the 2-celled isthmus (×533).
Importance and role
Importance of genus to ecosystem
Species of Isthmosporella are saprobic and helps in decomposition of organic matter in the ecosystem.
Industrial relevance and applications
The industrial applications of Isthmosporella have not been reported.
Quarantine significance
No disease has been reported from Isthmosporella.
Biochemical importance of the genus, chemical diversity or applications
The chemical diversity of Isthmosporella has not been investigated.
Diversity of the genus
Isthmosporella comprises only one species known on decorticated wood submerged in fresh water in New York. Isthmosporella may comprise many more species that remain to be described. Understudied hosts and regions must be sampled in an attempt to discover more species of Isthmosporella.
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